Les Guerres de Vendée devastated  this small town. 
July 17th  and 18th  1793, more than 30,000 soldiers clashed, leaving over 2,000 dead.
All the  homes and other dwellings were razed or burnt down.
Half of 1,100 inhabitants perished during this year.

Foulques V, future king of Jerusalem, built the Saint Jean Church in 1115 and the Saint Nicolas Church in 1125.
The church Saint Jean was later destroyed but the chapel remains. The Saint Nicolas Church was burnt during the French Revolution.
From 1874 to 1876, the current Church of Saint Jean was built on the site of the first Church.

Around the years of 1010-1011, Foulques Nerra, third Earl of Anjou, had a citadel built to the north of the Parish
on Saint Hilaire-du-Bois to strengthen his conquest.
The castle was pillaged, destroyed and burned down  several times,
during the Hundred Years’ War, the religious wars and
the Guerres de Vendée. Rebuilt at the end of 18th century, it became the property of the De Maupassants. They gave it up for the creation of a hospice in 1859.
Today, the Association: Vihiers Patrimoine takes an active part
in the restauration of the castle. The commune finances the work (coating, heating...)

These loges are buildings covered with heather or straw: “brande”. They served as agricultural outbuildings.
They became obsolete because of the technical progress
in agriculture.
The “Loge en Brande” in  Vihiers was built in the 1950’s An association is currently seeing to it’s restoration.

The commune has a feudal butte and bailey dating back
to the 10th century.